This was an exceptional debut by Nicole Deese.
“There are only two paths we can be on with God: moving forward or moving away.”
Victoria is running from a traumatic accident. She cannot forgive herself for not saving a child in an auto wreck. Yet she puts herself in the position of a nurse in the emergency room. Tori moves in with her pregnant sister, Stacie, while her husband, Jack, is out of the country for work. Back in Dallas from a year away in Phoenix, she is forced to confront the people and situations that made her flee.
Tori meets Kai, an EMT who is friends with Jack. Kai is the perfect hero. He has a strong faith, makes a great friend, is loyal and very capable and kind.
Tori makes great progress until she feels betrayed. All the time she hears God prompting her.
“I had spent so much time and energy questioning God’s goodness, questioning His will, but today I saw Him with fresh eyes. God didn’t cause tragedy, but God could make beauty from the ashes of our lives.”
This was a very emotional story. It shows some steps to overcoming trauma to healing. The narrative flows seamlessly.
*I purchased this ebook from Amazon. All opinions are my own.” ( )

After a personal tragedy, Tori runs. All for Anna is Tori's journey to stop running. A light, yet deep, story with a divine message. I never completely got into the book and I'm not really sure why. ( )

After reading this book, I had to take some time to really think about it before writing my review. Yes, it's well written, it's a very interesting story, etc. etc. etc. But, it goes beyond that and I had to really meditate to get to what it was about this book that really struck a chord with me.

While this is Tori’s story, it's really the story of all of us in one respect or another. We all have problems throughout our entire lives. The problems we face are different and vary in degrees of how difficult they are. I have my story, you have your story. It's how we make that journey through our struggles and stand up to our demons that matters. What makes one person stronger kills another.

The descriptions of the events in this book were so vivid I could see them in my minds eyes. This is a brave book I would recommend for anyone interested in spiritual healing, tales of difficult childhoods and personal empowerment, especially for women.

I rooted for her soul to find peace and cheered when she found her way out of the shadows and in to the light. The ending left me truly enlightened. “All for Anna” made me believe that the impossible may actually be possible! This was undoubtedly one of the most inspirational books I've read in quite a long time. The characters I cried with them laughed and celebrated with them.

In the end, I found this book to be very powerful and healing for the readers of her story. Thank you, Nicole Deese , for sharing this story with us. ( )

25.02.'13. Free in the Kindle store!